MVS Patent Attorney, Jonathan L. Kennedy, presented at the 245th National ACS Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, April 11, 2013 Jonathan’s presentation, �First-Inventor-to-File, Post-Grant Review, and Derivation Proceedings: What Implementation of the Most Recent AIA Provisions Means for You as an Inventor or Patent Practitioner,� was part of the presentation series entitled �The Many Faces of CHAL: Where Chemistry Meets the Law.� To view Jonathan’s presentation click the link below. https://www.ipmvs.com/sites/default/files/ACS-245th.pdf ACS 245th National Meeting […] Continue Reading →
MVS sponsors Excellence Award at Technology Association of Iowa Prometheus Awards ceremony and dinner April 9, 2013 Many MVS attorneys attended the event. MVS attorney Scott Johnson, who is on the board of the Technology Association of Iowa and serves on MVS’s management committee, represented MVS by presenting an Excellence Award. More information about the Technology Association of Iowa is available here. http://www.technologyiowa.org Continue Reading →
MVS Announces Newest Patent Attorney MVS is pleased to announce that associate Jonathan L. Kennedy has become the firm’s newest patent attorney. Jonathan€s technical training is in chemistry. Adding to his background is a Master’s degree in Bioethics where he focused his research and writing on the ethics of technological regulation at the federal level. Jonathan’s practice focuses primarily in […] Continue Reading →
MVS hosts the Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Eurasian delegates MVS hosted the Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Eurasian delegates. The objective of the program was to provide these delegates, who were screened and selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the skills and knowledge necessary to develop the state of technology transfer and commercialization in their organizations, countries […] Continue Reading →
MVS member Heidi S. Nebel gives keynote address at the National Wheat Quality Council meeting ebruary 13, 2013 MVS member Heidi S. Nebel gave keynote address at the National Wheat Quality Council meeting in Kansas City, Missouri on patenting wheat varieties and gene innovations. The council admitted Heidi as an honorary member. Heidi�s address has been quoted in the March 5 edition of Milling and Baking News magazine. read More […] Continue Reading →
MVS Wins Trademark Suit for Fox TV In a decision dated January 23, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa granted summary judgment of non-infringement to Fox Television Studios, Inc., whom McKee Voorhees & Sease represented as defendants. The suit was filed in December, 2011, by Louis Scorpiniti, who asserted trademark infringement of his registered mark �The Gate� […] Continue Reading →
Kirk M. Hartung writes chapter for Execsense book MVS member Kirk M. Hartung writes chapter for ExecSense eBook entitled “Protecting Your Company’s Innovations.” With the significant changes to the United States Patent Laws, which will be fully implemented in 2013 under the America Invents Act, businesses need to have a plan for protecting their innovations. In effect, the new laws create for the […] Continue Reading →
MVS listed on U.S. News and World Reports “Best Law Firms” of Iowa MVS is pleased to be included in the November 1, 2012 list of “Best Law Firms” published by U.S. News and World Reports. MVS has been identified for its specialty in patent law, including patent litigation and prosecution. This ranking is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes input from clients and other lawyers. […] Continue Reading →
MVS Attorneys Out and About February 16 Mike Gilchrist was a commentator at the University of Iowa College of Law discussion on patent law reform issues. February 20 Ed Sease and Jeff Harty spoke at the Intellectual Property Law Center Continue Reading →
JPTOS Publishes Article by MVS Attorney Kirk Hartung The full document is available here: Claim Preambles Unnecessary Matters of Chance and Confusion. MVS Attorney Kirk Hartung had his article Claim Preambles: Unnecessary Matters of Chance and Confusion published by the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (JPTOS). � JPTOS Site Abstract: Whether a preamble of a patent claim con- stitutes a […] Continue Reading →